Ep22: Battling Mental Illness as a Creator: The Most Important Episode You'll Ever Listen to featuring Daph Levy

<p>Welcome to another episode of "She's in Focus", but today it's "They're in Focus" a podcast dedicated to inspiring and empowering #filmmakers​​​​​ and #videographers from all walks of life and on every step of their creative journey. </p><p>*trigger warning: We discuss topics of mental health, eating disorders, self-harm, etc. Please do not watch this episode if you feel it will cause you any distress. </p><p>In this episode Kel sits down with Daph Levy - an anti-diet eating-disorder recovery mentor, fat activist, and video media producer based in Boston, MA. As a person who identifies as queer, fat, and Latinx, Daph strives to offer a unique perspective on how to view health and creativity. Daph expresses their passion for helping others by sharing the stories of individuals who are traditionally marginalized and/or excluded.</p><p>On their YouTube channel they dive deep into topics including mental health, media production, and life as an entrepreneur - all within the context of their eating disorder recovery. With a passion for storytelling and technology, Daph uses their creative skills in editing softwares and video production to create high-quality, thought-provoking, and cinematic videos while offering remote and in-person video production services. </p><p>In this episode they discuss:<br>- Daph's journey to finding community in the filmmaking space when holding marginalized identities<br>- How Daph copes with lack of sense of community (maladaptive &amp; healthy coping skills)<br>- Handling the pressure of balancing creative business and mental health issues<br>- What a "safe space" really looks like<br>- Seeking help for mental illness as an adult - how to ask for help<br>- Raising awareness on how you're feeling - skills we've used<br>- Finally getting the help you need<br>- How Daph's mental health journey led them to video<br>- Where Daph is on their journey with YouTube now<br>- Finding ways to create when you can't bring yourself to do it - even when you really want to<br>- Eliminating t